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My family's from the Greek island of longevity, where people often live to 100: The 12 foods we always eat

On Ikaria, the Greek island where people "forget to die," as one centenarian told longevity expert Dan Buettner, is one of a handful of Blue Zones around the globe where people live an inordinately ...
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On the Greek island of longevity, where people often live to 100, we swear by this ingredient: ‘I use it every day'

My family is from the Greek island of Ikaria, a Blue Zone renowned for the longevity of its inhabitants. To us, garlic has long been more than "just" an ingredient. Garlic is one of the defining ...
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Greek chef shares kitchen staples and simple recipes to help lead a Blue Zone diet

Diane Kochilas is a Greek American chef and author of a new recipe book, "The Ikaria Way." Kochilas shared with Business Insider some of her must-have pantry and fridge essentials. Nuts, beans, and ...
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A Greek cookbook helps you eat for longevity

The term "plant-based" is everywhere these days but there are places in the world where this way of eating is such a part of the culture, it isn't labeled as such. One of those places is Greece, where ...